Federal Government don ask Facebook make dem stop the Indigenous People of Biafra make dem de drop their messages through its platform. Oga Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, claim say IPOB de use Facebook plus including other social media platforms to take spread messages wey de promote violence and ethnic hatred for inside Nigeria. Lai…
Meta-owned social media apps, including Facebook and Instagram could be shut down in the UK and in Europe. Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg has threatened to pull core services from the region following a dispute over data protection laws with Europe. Meta has quietly issued a warning saying that it could shut down the services if Europe doesn’t…
Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have sued Facebook, accusing the social media giant of allowing hate speech against them to spread. They are demanding more than $150bn in compensation, claiming Facebook’s platforms promoted violence against the persecuted minority. An estimated 10,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed during a military crackdown in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in…
A former Facebook employee has told US politicians that the company’s sites and apps harm children’s mental health and stoke division in society. Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former product manager turned whistleblower, heavily criticised the company at a hearing in the Senate. Facebook has faced growing scrutiny and increasing calls for its regulation. Founder Mark Zuckerberg hit…
Police in Abuja have arrested three brothers for allegedly kidnapping and killing a single mother of five children after befriending her on Facebook. Detectives have also recovered the decomposing body of the victim from a septic tank at a compound within Wumba District, Lokogoma, Abuja, where she was dumped. Force Public Relations Officer, FRANK MBAH, confirmed the…